Healthy Eating

Yes, you know that eating fewer calories and burning more through exercise is usually the key to weight loss… But all of your favorite foods are so heavy in calories! How can you cut back on your energy consumption, while still enjoying your cravings?

One method is to trick your taste buds, by substituting healthier alternatives for your favorite ingredients. Try some of the following tricks to reduce your overall caloric intake, while still enjoying a satisfying eating plan. Read more

So, you’ve decided to revamp your lifestyle, get healthier, and maybe even pursue medical weight loss with us. You already know that changing your habits is quite an undertaking… But where do you begin?

Some of our clients want to lose weight for purely aesthetic reasons. However, most recognize that weight loss will help them live longer, healthier lives. We’re all more prone to certain health conditions as we grow older, but some of us definitely carry a higher risk than others. Considering that cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in this country, we should all take steps to improve our heart health, aside from losing weight. Read more

Everywhere you look these days, diet advice abounds. Eat this, don’t eat that, drink this magical tea, pair these things, never pair those things, and so on. Sometimes these tips have some merit, but often they are simply based on wishful thinking. Read more

January is prime time for resolutions and lifestyle makeovers. Since good health is all about habits, many of you might have decided to change your routines. But of course, that’s easier said than done! Follow these five tips to get rid of old, unhealthy habits, and to create newer, healthier ones. Read more

Just think of the words “weight loss”, “weight maintenance” or “diet”, and you will probably conjure images of self deprivation. Most of us (wrongly) associate healthy eating with going hungry. It’s no wonder we experience such difficulty sticking with an eating plan! No one could realistically be expected to deprive themselves of needed calories for any extended period of time. Read more

Following an eating plan for weight loss can feel frustrating. You know that you need to consume fewer calories, and burn more through exercise, in order to lose weight. Unfortunately for some people, “consuming fewer calories” feels like they’re going hungry and not too many people will stick to an eating plan for very long when it makes them miserable! Read more

If you pursue a medical weight loss diet, or are simply trying to improve your lifestyle overall, it is tempting to rely upon your bathroom scale to track changes in your body. But this can be problematic for a couple of reasons. Read more

For many people, Thanksgiving is the kick-off day to a season of festivities, fun, yummy food… and weight gain. For those of us who watch our weight, or who are actively trying to lose weight, Thanksgiving represents something else entirely. It’s a dreaded obstacle, or perhaps even a tempting setback that could undo months of progress. How will you get through the day, without gaining a dozen pounds or more? Read more

Here in Southern California, Fall might not bring quite as many weather-related changes as it does to the rest of the country. But still, the weather does cool down a bit from the heat of summer, and those autumn comfort foods seem to be ingrained in our collective psyche. Your body knows that November has arrived, and your stomach demands cool-weather comfort foods! Read more

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